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Scientific Name: Gymnothorax tile (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Indian mud moray
Local/Bangla Name: Metka (মেটকা), Eel (ইল)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Description:
The body is moderately elongated, cylindrical in the anterior section and compressed towards the tail. It is distinguished by its depth at the gill opening. Dorsal fin originates slightly before the gill opening and the anus is positioned at the rear or close to the midpoint of the body. The eyes are small and the teeth are exceptionally sharp. The body is adorned in a black hue with speckles of orange and white. The vertebral count ranges from 120 to 130.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occurs in estuaries and river mouths.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Demersal; anadromous)
Comments:
It is also found in marine envirment
Main References:
Rahman AKA (2005) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. 2nd ed. Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. xviii + 394 pp.
Other References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hasan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (eds.) (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh. Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 300+xxxi. pp.
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